Metal end structure for railway-cars.



V. E. SISSON.v

' METAL END STRUCTURE FOR RAILWAY CARS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 13. I916.

Patented Oct. 30, 1917.

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ATPLICATION FILED MAR. 13 1916.

I Patentd Oct. 30,1917. 7

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- ATTORNEY 7 VINTON E. SISSON,

OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO WALTER IE. MURPHY, OF

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

METAL END STRUCTURE FOR RAILWAY-CARS.

Continuation in part of application Serial No. 665,098, filed DecemberSpecification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 30, 1917. 11, 19 11. This application filed March 13,1916. Serial No. 83,826.

which may either form a part of-the car when first built or may bereadily and conveniently placed upon an; old car when the 'wooden endhas become broken or injured.

The ends of box cars are peculiarly liable to become broken and injureddue to the fact that the cargo has a tendency to shift back and forthwhen the. train starts and stops. If the car is loaded with heavyarticles, such as rails, piping, lumber, or the like, the shifting ofsuch articles is likely to break out the end of the car or Wrench theend sheathing away from the sills and posts. My present inventionprovides a very strong and durable end structure consisting of aplurality of sheets of metal joined together by vertically extendingbands preferably formed of pressed steel. Preferably both the end sheetsand the connecting bands are formed with ribs or corrugations. In-

order togive the structure strength and rigidity the ribs orcorrugations on the end sheets preferably run horizontally so that theystand at right angles to the reinforcing rib or ribs provided by theconnecting bands;

This application'is acontinuation, so far as the construction shown inFigures 1 to 3, inclusive, is concerned, of applicants copendingapplication Serial N 0. 665,098, filed December 11, 1911. v

The invention is illustrated, in certain preferred constructions, in theaccompanying drawings, wherein- .Fig. 1 is an end elevation of therailway box car provided with the sheet metal end of my invention; I

Fig. 2, a sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1, looking in thedirection of the arrows;

v Fig. 3, a sectional. plan taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1;

F g. 4, an end elevation illustrating a mod fied construction, and

Fig. 5, a sectional plan taken on line 55 of Fig.- 4, with a portion ofthe flooring broken away.

Like characters of reference indicate like parts in the several figuresof the drawings.

Referring first to Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive, designates the corner postsof a boxcar of ordinary construction, 11 the ridge pole, 12 the flooringand 13 the draft sills. The end structure consists of two endsheets 1 1,14: extending from the top to the bottom of the car and connected at thecenter by a connecting band or post 15. The end sheets are formed withthe horizontal corrugations or ribs 16 and with flanges 17 on theirouter vertical edges which are secured to the cor.- ner posts 10 by thebolts 18. In the construction shown, although this is not essential, theusual end plate is done away with and the purlins 19 rest upon inturnedflanges 20 formed at the upper edges of the end sheets 14:. The ridgepole 11 rests upon a similarly formed flange 21 on the connect ing band15 and a clip 22, is employed for holding the ridge 'pole in position,which clip is secured to the flange 21 by rivets 23 and to the ridgepole by bolts 24. The connecting band 15 is formed with a hollow rib 25which is widest and deepest at the center and tapers down toward itsextremities. The edges of the end sheets overlap the flat portions orflanges of the band 15 coming close up to the rib 25 so. that watertightjoints are provided. The connecting band 15 not only serves to connecttogether the end sheets and to reinforce, strengthen and rigidify theend structure but is well calculated, when formed as shown anddescribed, to serve as a post to take some of the roof load. i

The lower edges of the end sheets may be secured to the body of the car,in any desired manner. I have shownthe sheets provided with inturnedflanges 26 riveted to the inturned flange 27 of the connecting band 15.and secured to the draft sills 13 by means of the gussetplates 28 andcasting 29, the casting 29 being riveted to the sides of the draft sillsand the gusset plates 28 riveted; to the castings through the flanges26. If desired, the flanges 17 on the outside edges 'of the end sheetsmay be secured to the side sills by means of the gusset plates3l. lViththis construction, by means of which the end sheets are attached to theside sills and draft sills ot' the car, the ordinary end sill may bedispensed with and in place 'of it the comparatively light nailing strip'32 employed for supporting the flooring 12.

In Figs. 4; and 5 a modified construction is shown. The end,-in thiscase, consists of three horizontally corrugated ribbed end sheets 33.,34, 35, and of two connecting bands or posts 36. The bands, in thiscase, are shown as overlapping the margins of the end sheets providing aconstruction better capable of resisting thrust from the inside of thecar although the joints provided are perhaps not so thoroughly watertight. The end sheets are shown as provided on their lower edges withinturned flanges 37 secured to the inturned flanges 38 of the connectingbands and to the draft sills 13 of the car by means of the devicesemployed in the other construction. The construction shown in Figs. 4and 5 maybe in other respects like that illustrated in the first threefigures.

I claim: p

1. The combination/with a box car, com prising a ridge pole and anunderframe,"of sheet metal end structure for the same to bottom of thecar and formed-with horizontal corrugations, and a connecting member towhich the adjacent vertical edges of,

* gthe end sheets are secured which extends Isafrom the ridge 'pole ofthe car to the underframe, is connected with said ridge pole andunderframe, and is formed with an outpressed steel connectin xmembe'rextending cen hire from the top of the car to the bottomtop of the carto wardly projecting reinforcing rib.

'horizontal corrugations and a box cars, comprising two metal end sheetsand a and roof-supporting rally of the end strpc 2. Anend structure forrailway and formed with a hollow reinforcing rib and'with flanges towhich the vertical edges of the end sheets are secured, said rib beingwidest and deepest at the center and tapered down toward each end.

3. An-end structure-for freight cars, comprising two 'metal end sheetsformed with connecting and reinforcing member extend ing centrally ofthe end structure from th the bottom, and forme' with a hollowreinforcing rib and with flanges to which the vertical edges of the endsheets aresecured, said rib being widest and deepest at the center andtapereddown toward each end. I

4. A car end composed of sheet metal, the central portion of which isoflset with respect to the side portions andsaid side portion's eachbeing provided ith a vertically disposed row of horizontallg arrangedcorrugations.

tions. pressed steelv a ein'forcing rib, and with flanges to 5. A carend comprising three vertically disposed panels, the outer ones ofwhichare provided with horizontally disposed corrugations, tions orpanels occupies a position in front of the plane occupied by said sidepanels.

6. A'car end constructed of sheet metal and the central one of whichsec-- having a vertically extending, centrally ar-.

ranged ofiset reinforcing and stiffening portlon, and the remainingportions of thesheet metal being provided with horizontally dis-' ingand connecting member to which said panels are secured, which isprovided wlth flanges secured; to said ridge pole andunderframe. I 1

9. The combination with the nnder ffiame and roof structure of a boxcar, ot'an; end

, structure for themcar comprising apairot sheet metalpanels havingflanges securedi to said underframe and to said roof structure, and acentrally arranged connecting; aif d reinforcing member to which saidpanels are secured, and which is provided with flanges secured to; saidrootstructure and under:-

frame.

10. The combination with the undert'rame and roof structure of a boxcar, of an end structure for the car, comprising a pair of sheetmetalpanels having flanges secured to said-underframe and to said roofStIIIC'.

ture,- anda; ce ntrally arranged connecting and reinforcing? member towhich said panels are with flangessecured to said roof structure. andundergtrame, said reinforcing member secured, and which is providedbeing provided with a vertical corrugation v andv said panels withhorizontal corruga- 11; An'end structure for railway box cars,

xpre'ss'ed steel connecting and roof-supporting member extending fromthe top of the cai to'the bottom and formed with a hollow the verticaledges of the end sheets are secured. i

which conrprising two metal end sheets and a 12. 'An end structure forrailway box cars,

comprising two metal end sheets: and a pressed steel connecting androof-supporting member to the bottom and formed with a hollowreinforcing rib, and with flanges to which the vertical edges of the endsheets are secured,

extending from the top of the carf a said structure,

said rib being widestv and deepest at the center and tapered toward eachend. I

13.= An end structure for freight cars, comprising tWo metal end sheetsformed With horizontal corrugations, and a pressedsteel connecting andreinforcing member extendmg from the top of the car to the bottom andformed with a hollow reinforcing rib and with flangesto which thevertical edges of the end sheets are secured, said 'ribbeing widest anddeepest at the center and tapered toward each end.

14. An end structure for a box car, comprising a pair of sheet metalpanels, each of which is secured at the bottom to the end of theunderframe and is providedat the top with an inturned flangeforsupporting the roof of the car, and

a centrally arranged roof-supporting and reinforcing element forcomprising a hollow sheet metal memberrigidly united with said panelsand extending vertically of the structure substantially from top tobottom thereof.

15. An end structure for a box car, comprising a pair of sheet metalpanels, each of which is secured els having an inwardly exposedconcavity which is Widest and deepest at its center and tapers towardthe ends of the member, said member extending vertically of thestructure substantially from top to bottom thereof.

, 16.-An end structure for a box car,c01nprising a pair-of'sheet metalpanels, .each of Which'is secured atthe bottom to the end "of theunderframe and is provided at the top with an inturned flange forsupporting the roof of the car; and a centrally arrangedroof-supportingand reinforcing element for sald structure,

comprising a sheet metal member rigidly united to sald panels ha ing aninwardly exposed concavity, said 1 member extending vertically of thestructure substantially from top to bottom thereof.

.VINTON E. SISSON.

of the car; and a reinforcing elemetal member rigidly *united with saidpan-

